Chapter 218: A Thorny Problem

Yi Huang's expression brightened; she immediately stood up, turned to look in the direction the voice came from, and said briskly:

"You're back!"

Xiao Han wore a smile, "The matter is finished, so I've returned."

"How was the harvest?"

"Not bad!" Xiao Han said.

"However, it seems our resident fairy here has some problems?"

Hearing Xiao Han's words, Yi Huang's originally bright and pretty face immediately darkened. Observing that the situation was not right, Xiao Han asked in a deep voice:

"Is there some trouble?"

Yi Huang nodded and said gravely: "It is more than just trouble. If it is not stopped, it will likely evolve into a disaster."

Subsequently, Yi Huang began to recount the strange phenomena that had occurred recently to Xiao Han.

As it turned out, starting two months ago, Yi Huang had received reports from the intelligence forces under Langya Pavilion that the people of an entire village had vanished overnight, leaving only blood covering the ground; one look told them they had all met with misfortune.

Afterward, such events happened two more times. Initially, Yi Huang only thought that some powerhouses practicing evil Cultivation Methods had appeared in the Central Plains again and were using human lives to cultivate.

However, because the strongest among those missing was merely an extremely aged Dou Zong, Yi Huang did not pay it much mind, only telling the Langya Pavilion intelligence personnel to keep an eye out, as such people could not jump around for long.

However, what happened next made Yi Huang realize that the matter was not as simple as she had speculated.

Soon, another small town was massacred; likewise, only blood was seen covering the ground, with no other clues existing.

Originally, Yi Huang had set her sights on the Soul Hall; after all, these things were happening on Langya Pavilion's territory, and since the two sides were enemies, who else would it be if not them?

But as time passed, the phenomenon of an entire town's population vanishing simultaneously also existed outside the scope of Langya Pavilion.

This time, it shifted to the cities under the command of Starfall Pavilion.

At this point, Yi Huang finally understood: the other party was clearly roaming and committing crimes throughout the Southern Region of Central Plains.

What truly made Yi Huang terrified was that a small city under Langya Pavilion with nearly one hundred thousand people was directly slaughtered, which even included a Dou Zun Elder stationed there and several Dou Zong deacons.

During this period, not even a single piece of news had leaked out. Fortunately, Yi Huang had suppressed the news in time; otherwise, if the news had spread, it would soon have caused panic among the people.

Langya Pavilion's reputation would also suffer a huge blow. In their own territory, they didn't even know how people were being lost—how could they continue to hold their own in Langya Pavilion?

But concealment was not a long-term plan after all. With the people of an entire city emptied out, the news would erupt across the entire Central Plains within ten days.

However, before Yi Huang could find any clues, a small city of Starfall Pavilion was similarly massacred two days ago.

Moreover, Starfall Pavilion did not have the same level of control over the city as Langya Pavilion, and in just one day, it had already become a huge uproar.

The current Yi Huang was so anxious that she had lost a few hairs. She almost wanted to disregard everything and directly pin this hat on the Soul Hall; anyway, the Soul Hall's reputation was already rotten beyond repair, so they wouldn't care about being even more reviled.

Settle the matter first, then talk.

(Soul Hall: I f***ing thank you!)

After listening to Yi Huang's account, Xiao Han's face was likewise as cold as water. He was not troubled because of the strangeness of this matter or having nowhere to start.

Instead, he had locked onto a certain direction, which was why he was like this. "Could it be those things?" Xiao Han pondered to himself.

"Do they have the confidence now that they have made their move?"

"Have you looked for Lei Ling?" Xiao Han asked. This guy Lei Ling naturally referred to that fellow Yun Lei Jing Ling; he didn't even know where the other party was right now.

"Elder Lei?" Yi Huang's delicate brows furrowed, and she immediately shook her head, "No."

In Yi Huang's heart, this matter should not have reached the level of a Dou Saint yet, so there was no need for the other party to take action.

Xiao Han said with some frustration: "You, oh you... that guy is a living detector, yet you don't look for him for such a troublesome matter."

Xiao Han's words were not an exaggeration. When facing that group of the Evil Clan, Yun Lei Jing Ling's sensory ability would be maximized; it was impossible for him to miss any traces.

As for the ordinary powerhouses of Langya Pavilion, they were completely helpless when facing that group of guys and were very likely to suffer losses, especially now that this group was no longer hiding and had begun to bare their fangs.

"Is it really necessary?" Yi Huang asked, looking at Xiao Han's solemn expression.

"Yes." Xiao Han nodded. To be able to make the people of an entire city vanish without a sound—including a Dou Zun Elder of Langya Pavilion—and to prevent the latter from even sending out a message...

The strength involved would not be weak. If it were a group, it would be fine if their strength wasn't high, but if it were done by one person, then the other party's strength was simply terrifying.

"I will go find that guy, and by the way, notify the personnel of Langya Pavilion not to continue investigating. I will investigate this matter personally."

Watching the figure disappear before her, Yi Huang felt a strong sense of relief.

……

Over here, Yun Lei Jing Ling was tasting the new tea he had just acquired in a pavilion of Langya Pavilion, enjoying it immensely, when suddenly a large hand violently snatched the cup from his hand.

Yun Lei Jing Ling's expression turned cold, and he was about to reprimand, but upon sensing that familiar aura, he immediately straightened up and returned to his original indifference.

"Why, is the matter finished?"

Xiao Han said irritably: "That's right, I'm not like some big shot who drinks tea with such peace of mind."

He didn't even understand why he had invited this living ancestor over in the first place; usually, apart from going into seclusion to cultivate, he would just drink tea in the pavilion, ignoring everything outside.

The only time he was actually useful was that one time he captured Lei Huang alive.

However, what made Xiao Han slightly surprised was that the other party's strength had increased quite quickly, silently breaking through to a Five-Star Dou Sheng. Counting his uniqueness, he could fight at the Five-star Dou Sheng Mid Stage, and retreating unscathed below the Six-Star level was easy.

Yun Lei Jing Ling said strangely: "For a High-level Dou Saint who cultivates ice-attribute Cultivation Methods, your temper is actually so explosive; it is truly strange!"

Generally speaking, Dou Qi attributes would have a certain degree of influence on the cultivator, or rather, a leaning in personality.

Cultivators of fire and thunder attributes would have tempers that leaned toward being bold and irritable, while wood and water attributes would make people appear more gentle.

And those who possessed ice-attribute Dou Qi had colder temperaments; how could they be as hot-headed as Xiao Han, without any coldness at all?

"Don't talk about that!" Xiao Han rolled his eyes, "The news about that group of guys has been found."

Yun Lei Jing Ling suddenly sat up straight, his aura fully revealed: "Where?"

Only then did Xiao Han see a trace of the demeanor of an ancient powerhouse from the latter.

The corners of his mouth curled up as he directly threw out a Scroll; it was precisely the intelligence investigation regarding the places where the incidents occurred in Langya Pavilion recently.

One had to say that the members of Langya Pavilion were quite professional when writing reports; all kinds of details were clear at a glance, with key points and abnormalities marked clearly.

Although there were almost no discoveries for others, that might not be the case for this big shot before him who had experienced that era.

Finally, Yunlei Jingling browsed through all the content with a sinister expression, and the cold ice energy flickering with electric arcs on his hand erupted, shattering it into nothingness.

He slowly spat out a name: "Blood Demon Clan!"

"Let's go, we will head to those few places first, and I will tell you the detailed intelligence on those damned beasts on the way."

Yunlei Jingling displayed unparalleled execution at this moment, to the point that even Xiao Han could not help but obey.